Toy train



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TOY TRA-IN Original Filed March 30, 1934 Patented Dot. 2, 1934 ingapplication, Serial No. 718,286 filed March 30,

TEs lATENT OFFICE TOY TRAIN Emory L. Gro'ff, Washington, D. 0., assignorto American Flyer Manufacturing Company,

Chicago, 11]., a corporation of Illinois Original application March 30,1934, Serial No. 718,286, now Patent No. 1,974,330, dated September 18,1934. Divided and this application June 26, 1934, Serial No. 732,511 1 I6 Claims. (01. 46-48) This invention relates to toy trains, eithervmechanical or electrical, and more particularly to novel features ofconstruction which provide an articulated train simulating standard highspeed trains of streamline type set forth in my co-pend- 1934 and ofwhich the present case is a division.

A distinctive object of the invention is to provide a train including aunit simulating a train vehicle and having a single integral vestibulesimulating section at one end thereof adapted 'to cooperate with thebody of an adjacent unit to close the. joint or gap between adjacentbodies while at the same time permitting relative angular movementtherebetween so that the various units of the train may readily followtrack curves.

I A further object of the invention is to provide an integral vestibulesimulating section which may also function as a part of the couplingbetween the bodies of adjacent units. In the application aforesaid, thecar bodies are provided at their roof or top portions with integralcoupling extensions.

In the present construction, because of the fact that the vestibulesection is made integral with one end of the car body, it only becomesnecessary .to provide a coupling extension at the end of the car bodyopposite that having the vestibule section because the latter may carrya coupling pin, or be provided with its equivalent for receiving thecoupling extension of an am'acent car body.

A still further object of the invention is to pro-. vide a train unitwhich is comparatively inexpen sive to manufacture and which is easilyassembled and handled in use.

With the above and other objects in'view which will more readilyappearas' the nature of the invention is better. understood, theinvention consists in the novel features of construction, combinationand arrangement ofparts, hereinafter more fully described, illustratedin the accompanying drawing and defined in the appended claims.

sponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

'As will be observed from the drawing, the present invention includes atrain consisting of a plurality of unitsA, B and B, each unit simulatinga train vehicle of the selected type. The car bodies A, B, B etc. arepreferably of hollow formation, or, in any event, have one end thereofso formed as to provide in effect a recess, and have the externalappearance of any selected type of train vehicle such as passenger'cars,Pullmans, baggage cars, freight cars and the like, and also preferablyhave streamline characteristics corresponding to the general streamlineeffect of the entire. train. The individual car bodies are preferablyprovided with the wheeled trucks W.

A distinctive feature of the invention resides in providing an integralvestibule section C, that is, a vestibule simulating section which ispreferably formed integral with a portion of the car 1 body. In thespecific example illustrated, the vestibule section is made integralwith the sides of the body as well as the top or roof.

The car bodies preferably include a top or roof 1, the sides 2-,-2 andmay or may not include a bottom wall 4. In any event, the vestibulesimulating section C is formed integral with one end of the bochr, whilethe opposite end thereof is open to provide in effect a recess forreceiving the mating vestibule simulating section of an adjacent carbody. The vestibule section is of rounded form in vertical cross-sectionand thetop thereof may be curved, rounded, or flat according to thegeneral design of the car roof.

One end of the roof or top of the car body is provided with a couplingextension 5, and as will be observed from the drawing, this couplingextension is carried by the open end of the car body, namely, that endwhich receives the mating vestibule section C 'of thenext adjacent car.9

- adjacent car bodies.

9 Although the vestibule section C is shown as being substantiallysemi-circular in form, nevertheless it will be understood that it iswithin the scope and teaching of the present invention to provide anintegral vestibule simulating section 1,975,418 j which projectssufficiently beyond the car body 3. A toy train comprising a pluralityof memto cooperate with an adjacent car body to close the gap or jointbetween the cars when in coupled relation, regardless of the particularor specific cross-sectional shape of the vestibule section. That is tosay, it is not necessary that the crosssectional shape be a. true arc,but obviously may vary somewhat in shape so long as it performs theintended function of spanning; the joint between adjacent car bodies.

Without furtherdescriptionitis thought that the features and advantagesof the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art,and it will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportionand-minor details of construction may be reso rted to, without departingfrom the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

I claim:- e 7 1. A toy'vehicle including a body having top and sidewalls and an integral vestibule section formed at one end thereof,coupling means carried by said vestibule section, means at the op-'posite end of the car body for coupling with an adjacent vestibulesection,fthe said body at the end having the coupling extension beingopen to receive the integral vestibule section of an ad= jacent vehiclebody.

2. A toy articulated train comprising a plurality of memberssimulatingtrain vehicles, and means for connecting and closing the gapbetween adjacent vehicles comprising the vehicle body having couplingmeans extending therefrom, and the end of said body having the couplingmeans being open and the opposite end of said body being provided withan integral vestibule section provided with means for receiving thecoupling extension of an'adjacent vehicle.

bers simulating train vehicle bodies, and each 5 including a top andspaced sides and open at i one end, a coupling member carried by thetops of the open endsof the bodies, awestibul'e simulating sectionformed integral with the ends of said bmhes opposite the open endshaving the' coupling member, and means on said vestibule sections forconnecting with the coupling member of an adjacent car body to maintainthe bodies in train formation. T

4. A toy articulated train comprising a plural-- ity of memberssimulating train vehicle bodies, each of said bodies being provided withan open end and having at the opposite end a fixed rounded extensionsimulating a vestibule section, coupling means on each open end of thebodies, and means on the vestibule section for engaging with thecoupling means of an adjacent car body when said vestibule section fitsinto the same to maintain the adjacent vehicle bodies in trainformation.

5. A toy vehicle including a body open at one end and having itsopposite end closed by a rounded vestibule simulating section rigidtherewith, a coupling extension carried by the top of the open end ofthe body, and a coupling member projecting from the top of the vestibulesection.

6. A toy vehicle including a body simulating a railway vehicle formed atone end to receive the vestibule section of a mating vehicle andprovided at its opposite end with a stationary rounded portionsimulating a vestibule section adapted to project into the receiving endof an adjacent

